15 Recipes for Cheap Christmas Dinner

For a low-budget kitchen, you can find home-made recipes without much effort. We offer simple food ideas to celebrate Christmas without even a round and give your table an elegant touch. You can make soups, fish and even delicious poultry with a little imagination. Have fun with your family!

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Scallops in sauce for Christmas

Make cute plates for New Year’s Eve on the cheap. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 12 cabbages
-35 g of fresh cream
-1 onion
-2 tablespoons of corn starch
– 1 and a half cubes of vegetables
-1 tablespoon of saffron

Preparation:

1.Heat fresh cream, corn flour and grated cube. Then put saffron.

2. Fry vegetables and chopped onions in a pan, then cover with sauce.

Rolled with the spread for Christmas

These log pieces will make gourmet chocolate desserts. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 150 g of flour
-5 eggs
-100 g of sugar
-1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
– 1 jar of chocolate spread

Preparation:

1. Mix flour, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk. Beat the egg white and fold it in. Spread on a baking tray and bake at 200°C for 15 minutes.

2. Then spread with a rolling pin, roll everything up and cool. Serve this log to your whole family for dessert!

Scallops with asparagus puree for Christmas

Surprise your guests with this inexpensive recipe. Credit: unsplash

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 12 cabbages
-1 bunch of asparagus
– 3 potatoes
-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
– 2 eggs

Preparation:

1. For this recipe, steam the asparagus and potatoes. Then mix everything and pour vegetable oil, then beaten eggs.

2. Fry the vegetables in a pan. Put on your plates.

Pear and gorgonzola risotto for Christmas

Serve this elegant, cheese-rich risotto to your guests for an inexpensive meal. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 350 g arborio rice
– 200 g of gorgonzola
– 50 g parmesan
-80 g of vegetable juice
– 5 cl of white wine
-2 pears
-1 onion
-1 handful of crushed walnuts

Preparation:

1. For this recipe, heat minced onion and rice over a fire, then deglaze with white wine. Ladle by ladle, pour over the rice.

2. Finally, put the cheese and mix. Serve with pear slices and walnuts.

Turkey legs with paprika for Christmas

Reinvent the traditional Christmas turkey with this festive dish. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-4 turkey legs
-1 bouquet garni
-1 handful of spinach leaves
-50 g of coconut milk
-1 teaspoon of paprika
– Pepper
-1 onion
-2 cloves of garlic

Preparation:

1. Fry fennel and chopped garlic, as well as bouquet garni in a wok. Add the chopped thighs and spinach.

2. Brown the brownie, then pour the coconut milk and paprika. Serve your turkey dish with chili.

Chestnut veloute for Christmas

Melt for this chestnut veloute for a New Year’s Eve dinner. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 200 g of chestnuts
– 30 g of fresh cream
– 30 g of chicken broth
-1 teaspoon of nutmeg
-1 teaspoon of cinnamon
-1 bunch of parsley

Preparation:

1. Heat chestnuts with chicken stock and fresh cream. Leave to boil, then beat in a blender.

2. Finish off this Christmas recipe with some nutmeg and cinnamon. Serve with parsley.

Chicken leg soup for Christmas

Cook chicken like a real chef for a successful cheap meal. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-4 chicken legs
– 1 cube of vegetable broth
– 300 g of spaghetti
– 100 g of peas
-1 bunch of basil
-1 bunch of parsley

Preparation:

1. Boil in a pot with chicken broth. Allow to boil.

2. Then add the rest of the dish, then serve to your whole table in soup plates. You can also add potatoes.

Ravioli with foie gras and forest sauce for Christmas

Add this homemade recipe to the menu for an ultra-chic low-budget meal. Credit: shutterstock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 300 g of ravioli
– 5 cl of white wine
-1 tablespoon of foie gras
-5 cl of truffle oil
-3 tablespoons of flour
-1 bunch of parsley
– 50 g of mushrooms

Preparation:

1. Mix flour, foie gras and truffle oil. Fry the mushrooms in a pan, pour white wine and sauce, mix.

2. Cook ravioli, then add to other dishes. Taste it!

Croquefort Roquefort for Christmas

Your guests will love these chef’s sandwiches, an unexpected and inexpensive Christmas menu item. Credit: isstock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-12 slices of white bread
– 200 g of Roquefort cheese
-2 pears
– A few crushed walnuts
– Some greens
-1 jar of jam

Preparation:

1. Spread the bread slices with jam. Place a slice of pear, then Roquefort and close.

2. Repeat the operation and make two floors. Garnish with some nuts and blueberries.

Orange salmon for Christmas

Put this homemade fish recipe on your Christmas table. Credit: pexels

For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 4 salmon steaks
– 300 g of glutinous rice
– 150 g chopped spinach
-2 cloves of garlic
– 5 cl of white wine
– 3 tablespoons of honey
-1 orange

Preparation:

1. Cook the rice and spinach together in the wine, then place in a cookie cutter.

2. Fry the salmon with chopped garlic, orange juice and honey.

Salmon Avocado Mousse for Christmas

Delight your guests for the holiday with these homemade verrines, a small budget menu. Credit: isstock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-2 lawyers
-2 slices of smoked salmon
– 4 tablespoons of hard boiled eggs
-1 cucumber
-1 yogurt
-1 lemon
-2 cloves of garlic

Preparation:

1. Mix yogurt, chopped garlic, lemon peel and avocado flesh. Put in verrines.

2. Top with a slice of cucumber and a strip of smoked salmon. Place massed eggs in verrines.

Chocolate and pear cake for Christmas

Serve this gorgeous cake as an end-of-the-year dessert with as much fruit as you like. Credit: Istock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-50 g of flour
– 1 bar of dark chocolate
-100 g of sugar
-100 g of butter
-1 package of baking powder
– 100 g of almond powder
– 4 eggs
– Powdered sugar
-1 pinch of salt

Preparation:

1. Mix softened butter, beaten egg and melted chocolate. Add the powders and pour the recipe halfway into the cake pan.

2. Put the peeled pears, then pour the chocolate again. Bake at 180°C for 50 minutes. Finally, sprinkle your fruit dessert with powdered sugar.

Cheese cromesquis for Christmas

Of all our Christmas recipes, this is the easiest to replicate in your kitchen. Credit: isstock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

-1 bowl of bread crumbs
-1 cup of flour
– 3 eggs
– 200 g of goat cheese
– Baby
-Frying oil

Preparation:

1. Make balls of cheese and honey between your hands. Dip in flour, breadcrumbs, then egg.

2. Then dip them in boiling oil, then place them on absorbent paper.

Tuna sweets for Christmas

Gather ideas for end-of-year celebrations with low-budget recipes. Credit: shutterstock

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
For all scholarships

Ingredients:

– 2 dough
– 200 g of tuna flakes
35 g of tomato sauce
– Herbs
– Sesame seeds

Preparation:

1. For this cuisine, cut strips on the thick dough and spread the tomato sauce. Sprinkle with tuna and herbs.

2. Close with the second square. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 20 minutes at 200°C and serve to the whole family!